MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive209% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170928
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '17 at 17:56
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654
CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 197
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 792
70% 593 Pts
64-Core 1,934
120% 1,934 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 207
Parallax 186
149% 192 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 189
Splatting 132
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,811
Write 1,372
Mixed 1,195
324% 1,460 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 30
125% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 396
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 137
160% 279 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 209%
Great: 254%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
509GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 137
Write 93.8
Mixed 73.3
120% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.33
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.37
116% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 65%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB
140GB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
30% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 69.6
Mixed 62.8
85% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.37
74% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 30%
Great: 44%
Kingston DT microDuo 3.0 16GB
11GB free, PID 16a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 135
Write 9.27
Mixed 13.1
42% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 0.05
4K Mixed 0.06
44% 3.68 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 52.9
MC Mixed 34.9
116% 40.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 10
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) Builds (Compare 262 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $859
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